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1 Public Safety and Welfare; Changing Marks on a Firearm. Amend RSA 159:13 to read as follows:
159:13 Changing Marks. No person shall change, alter, remove or obliterate the name of the maker, model, manufacturer's number or other mark of identification on any pistol or revolver . Possession of any such firearms upon which the same shall have been changed, altered, removed, or obliterated shall be presumptive evidence that such possessor has changed, altered, removed or obliterated the same. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor .
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
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1 Public Safety and Welfare; Changing Marks on a Firearm. Amend RSA 159:13 to read as follows:
159:13 Changing Marks. No person shall change, alter, remove , or obliterate the name of the maker, model, manufacturer's number , or other mark of identification on any pistol or revolver , or any other firearm . Possession of any such firearms upon which the same shall have been changed, altered, removed, or obliterated shall be presumptive evidence that such possessor has changed, altered, removed , or obliterated the same. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class A felony .
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.